The Western Union Foundation Fellowship is a venture and leadership accelerator program for entrepreneurs and community leaders from and working with highly marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced communities around the globe. This virtual and global program is designed to equip these next-generation entrepreneurs and leaders with the skills and experience to increase access to economic opportunity, build valuable networks and resources, and transform their communities.
The Western Union Foundation Fellowship provides award-winning training, committed mentorship, and a powerful community of peers to equip Fellows with the tools and knowledge they need to support their venture’s continued development and impact.
WORTH
- Weekly virtual workshops with localised gatherings and events when possible. (6-8 hours per week time commitment)
- 2-week virtual Immersive. (20–25 hours per week time commitment)
- 2+ day workshops designed for Fellows’ communities to ideate solutions, design business models, and compellingly communicate their businesses and organizations to an external audience.
- Culminating community event where Fellows pitch to local leaders, funders, and entrepreneurs.
- Seed funding of $45,000. (Distributed among selected Fellows based on progress and impact)Peer learning, mentoring and training opportunities to support the participation of underrepresented youth voices into global conversations and understanding of climate justice.
- If selected, you will receive $2,000 to work towards realising your vision of a just climate future.
- Grantees will be encouraged to participate in a number of events, peer-learning, and training opportunities over a six-month period to grow and share their existing knowledge, expertise and learning amongst the cohort and more widely.
ELIGIBILITY
- Must be an entrepreneur or community leader from and working with highly marginalized, refugee, and forcibly displaced communities around the globe.
- Must be leading an early-stage social impact venture or community initiative with a proven track record of impact, entrepreneurship, and leadership in their community.
- Must be looking for expert-led entrepreneurial training, access to funding opportunities, and a vast network of mentorship to accelerate own leadership skills and venture impact.
Note:
- Western Union Foundation define early-stage ventures as those that have a working prototype/ MVP product or service with active customers or beneficiaries and demonstrated impact and revenue.
- Applicants from or are working in the following countries will be given priority: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda, United Kingdom, and United States.
Open to All nationalitiesAfrica’s youth are already champions for landscape action and community-based solutions. This means they have immense potential to forge a new development model and realize sovereign visions for the continent.
- A student, young professional, expert or visionaire (18–35 years old);
- And a citizen of an African country;
- And a passionate advocate for thriving peoples and landscapes;
- Then this edition of the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop is for you!
- We would like to especially encourage individuals from underrepresented groups across Africa to apply.
DEADLINE;August 19, 2023
To apply and for more information visit here
